Lake City, California Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain46%0.20″89°63°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle10%—85°61°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——88°56°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——85°54°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——88°54°+3°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear——90°55°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——94°58°+4°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 6.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.71
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 11:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Lake City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 96115
16-Day Forecast — Lake City
- Sun89°63°46%
- Mon85°61°10%
- Tue88°56°1%
- Wed85°54°0%
- Thu88°54°0%
- Fri90°55°0%
- Sat94°58°0%
- Sun93°60°1%
- Mon96°59°3%
- Tue97°65°7%
- Wed93°68°6%
- Thu81°59°3%
- Fri87°56°13%
- Sat96°64°13%
- Sun97°62°10%
- Mon92°63°9%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Lake City
SPC includes Lake City in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Lake City
- 96115